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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - ALEXANDRIA In Support of the Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25621Q0425 Air Innovation Sterile Storage Ca... Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - ALEXANDRIA In Support of the Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25621Q0425 Air Innovation Sterile Storage Cabinet SSC 4500 Series. Background: The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) is requesting nine (9) SSC 4500DX Sterile Storage Cabinets for the Sterile Storage Room at the AVAMC. Place of Performance: Alexandria VA Medical Center, 2495 Shreveport Hwy 71, Pineville, LA. 71360 Item # Description/Part Number/Service* Qty Price Extended Amount  0001 Salient Characteristics for SSC 4500DX: Suggested Manufacturer Brand Name; Air Innovations or EQUIVALENT as listed below: ITEM SPECIFICATIONS FEATURES: Exceeds requirements of VA Directive 1116(2); CSA (Canadian Standards Association) Z314.15-10; ANSI/AAMI ST79-2006; ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2017, Maintains 66°F to 72°F Temperature, Maintains Humidity at 20% to 60%RH, Maintains positive pressure +0.03”WC, Meets IEC 60601-1 Medical Standard for Power Supplies, Conforms with UL60601-1, Easily cleanable interior 304 stainless steel construction with cleanable white powder coated aluminum exterior, HEPA Filtration designed to exceed ISO 7Cleanliness, Continuous air delivery system, Maintains a minimum of 10 air changes per hour, 55-59 DBA at 3 feet (1 meter), Integrated condensate control system, Integral pressure monitoring with alarm, Onboard custom control system provides easy operation utilizing a digital display for monitoring temperature, humidity, pressure and status, Unit mounted on casters for easy relocation as needed, Capability to interface with VA network environmental monitoring system via an access port, Stainless steel pull out shelves, adjustable height, 120V hospital grade 10ft long plug-in-chord, Steam humidification utilizing standard demineralized water, Integral 2.8 liter reservoir filled through front spout access, Lockable door with keypad, Optional ducted heat exhaust. Installation: All work and installation will be coordinated with the COR and/or OI&T, and Biomedical Engineering groups. Phasing and work schedule will be provided and coordinated with the COR. The Contractor shall hold and save the Government, its officers and agents, free and harmless from liability of any nature occasioned by the Contractor’s performance. RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the exact brand name products listed in the table in the background section above. In the response please cite your business size status. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to Shannon.west1@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than 10:00 am (CST) 02/11/2021 . DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.